Opinion
Editorial - Football bid the way to go

OPINION: It's not a comment you'll hear very much these days - for good reason - but Hamilton City Council made a good decision late last week.
The good, the bad and the promiscuous unmasked
A muck-raking account of Tinsel Town's early history and the studio era, the book is a classic, celebrated as much for who wrote it as it is for the lurid content.
Editorial - Peters already on attack

NZ First leader Winston Peters soon made his presence felt when Parliament got down to business for the first time since the election.
Our representatives are to blame
OPINION: If the mayors and councillors let the chief executive and his staff run the outfit to their own satisfaction and rules, then they are to blame for the inevitable shortcomings that follow.
Hail our new scenic wonderland - Lake Te Kuiti
Like many small towns in Aotearoa/New Zealand, Te Kuiti is situated in a valley between two ranges.
It's not us advertisers want: it's those Reptilian Shapeshifters
OPINION: I don't know if others think this way, but it's clear that if you buy a soft drink because you're celebrating "Bromitment", there's something horribly wrong with you.
Central city cinema makes its undignified exit

OPINION: Thus ended 20 years of mainstream movie exhibition in the heart of the city. It was a whimper, not a bang.
The secret diary of... Sonny Bill Williams

Monday - Hit the bag with my right hand and think positive thoughts.
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How to deal with wildlife in a wallet
I was carefully brought up by parents who had social rules for all manner of occasions, but nothing in my past instruction had ever covered the public display of a cockroach in one's wallet.
At deadline time, what can go wrong will go wrong
I have had a holiday, but stress has mounted since I have been back at work. The first thing was the computer breaking down.
Editorial - Counting the cost of the nay-sayers
OPINION: Boris Johnson, the colourful Mayor of London, urged Britons this week to stop hating the affluence of the top 1 per cent.
Editorial - The sorrow of our wars
OPINION: It would be a curious experiment if the young man - probably a working class lad - was able confront Defence Minister Jonathon Coleman with his story.
What a riot when the British grumble about how we drink
OPINION: I'm sorry we upset the British with our antics in London on Waitangi Day. They're not used to this sort of thing.
Editorial - Milk market still closed
All power to boutique grocer Nosh for shaming the supermarkets over the price of fresh milk.
Editorial - Let's ditch Waitangi Day
OPINION: What country in its right mind would be happy with a situation in which its national day is more a day of shame than celebration.
Editorial - Only Maori voices heard
Non-Maori may well wonder about the opportunities they will be given to voice their opinions.
Who moi? Older boozers setting odious example
Alcohol causes way too many problems in New Zealand and it's costing us a fortune in court costs, cops, ambulances and ACC claims.
An offer of friendship and advice to the Prime Minister

Dear the Right Honourable Mr Prime Minister John Key, won't you please be friends with me?
Chance to farewell a capable woman
At the moment it does feel rather difficult to be orphaned at 45.
The awful plight of farmers
New Zealand agri-businesses are exposed to many risks, including bad weather, volatile commodity prices and an unreliable dollar.
Mum cops $200 fine for truant daughter
Ultrafast broadband in Hamilton from July
Man flees after punching elderly woman
Editorial - Football bid the way to go
River returns Zharian to grieving family
Passenger tells of 'awful' flu scare ordeal at airport
Contamination of subdivision raised before residents notified
Family moved north to find a shake-free haven
Farmers face new take on water
Mum cops $200 fine for truant daughter
River returns Zharian to grieving family
Man flees after punching elderly woman
Ultrafast broadband in Hamilton from July
Passenger tells of 'awful' flu scare ordeal at airport
Hail our new scenic wonderland - Lake Te Kuiti
Contamination of subdivision raised before residents notified
Hail our new scenic wonderland - Lake Te Kuiti
Childfree Kiwis often cruelly judged - researcher
Ultrafast broadband in Hamilton from July
Contamination of subdivision raised before residents notified
Is it the mayor and councillors' fault if their chief executive is over paid?
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